2019 Finalists Announced in Unique Luxury Venue Awards

The 2019 finalists have now been announced in the Prestigious Star Awards. The winners will be revealed at One Whitehall Place in London on 15th March at 6.30pm.

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20th Feb, LONDON, UK

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The Finalists have been Announced in the Prestigious Star Awards 2019. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony at One Whitehall Place in London on 15th March at 6.30pm.

20th Feb 2019

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SUMMARY

The top three venues in each of the awards categories of the highly coveted annual Prestigious Star Awards have now been announced. Now in its 10th year, the awards celebrate outstanding performance among the world’s best venues and event suppliers. As the world’s only global luxury venue awards program, the awards invite a network of top global event bookers to cast their votes. Once voting ends, a panel of event bookers select the best performing venues and elect the finalists in each of the 24 categories.

Prestigious Star Awards is a celebration of the world’s most luxurious event venues and unique spaces across the globe, spanning countries far and wide, from Mexico to Sardinia. Over a staggering 2,000 global venues and suppliers have been assessed and reviewed, with just 3 finalists selected in each of the 24 event categories.

The Prestigious Star Awards 2019 cover a host of global and national categories from Best Venue in the UK to the Best Film Location or the World’s Most Prestigious Venue. This year an exciting new employee category has been added, recognising the unbridled dedication of venue staff in delivering memorable and remarkable events.

All finalists will be invited to attend the Prestigious Star Awards ceremony at One Whitehall Place on the 15th March 2019. Here, the awards finalists will showcase their credentials to event bookers, industry peers, senior representatives, corporate partners, and VIPs. Building on the spectacular success of last year, guests at the Prestigious Star Awards ceremony will take delight in the age-old tradition of ballroom dancing in a star-studded night, fizzing with energy, featuring captivating performances, glamorous dance troupes, merry musicians and enchanting magicians, plus the chance to win super luxury weekend stays in the world’s most prestigious luxury hotels.

The 2019 Prestigious Star Awards Finalists Are:

1. Best Gala Dinner Venue:

Palazzo Versace Dubai, UAE

One Great George Street, UK

Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia

2. Best Conference Venue:

Gloria Golf Club, Turkey

Sopwell House, UK

Forte Village Resort, Italy

3. Best Meeting Venue:

The Langham Sydney, Australia

Vila Monte, Italy

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, UK

4. Best Christmas Party Venue:

Cafe de Paris, UK

Hard Rock Hotel Davos, Switzerland

Hotel Maiensee, Austria

5. Best Private Dining Venue:

Faro Capo-Spartivento, Italy

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Buddha-Bar Hotel Paris, France

6. Best Reception Venue:

The Royal Horseguards Hotel and One Whitehall Place, UK

Gran Meliá Rome Villa Agrippina, Italy

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta Cana, Dominican Republic

7. Best Engagement Party Venue:

Hôtel Majestic Barriere, France

Palazzo Versace Dubai, UAE

Su Gologone, Italy

8. Best Wedding Venue:

UNICO 20 87 Riviera Maya, Mexico

Blenheim Palace, UK

Vila Monte, Italy

9. Best Romantic Venue:

Hotel Villa Diodoro, Italy

Hotel TwentySeven, The Netherlands

Buddha-Bar Hotel Paris, France

10. Best Birthday Party Venue:

Hotel Maiensee, Austria

De L’Europe Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Mahiki, UK

11. Best Fashion Event Venue:

Blenheim Palace, UK

Cafe de Paris, UK

Hôtel Majestic Barriere, France

12. Best Networking Event Venue:

The Roseate Reading, UK

Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, UAE

The Royal Horseguards Hotel and One Whitehall Place, UK

13. Best Product Launch Venue:

Forte Village Resort, Italy

Conservatorium Hotel, The Netherlands

Palazzo Versace Dubai, UAE

14. Best Film Location Venue:

Goodwood, UK

Blenheim Palace, UK

Brocket Hall, UK

15. Best Press Conference Venue:

Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia

The Royal Horseguards Hotel and One Whitehall Place, UK

One Great George Street, UK

16. Best Corporate Incentive Venue:

Vila Monte, Portugal

Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, UK

UNICO 20 87 Riviera Maya, Mexico

17. Best Training Venue:

Hôtel Majestic Barriere, France

The Royal Horseguards Hotel and One Whitehall Place, UK

The Roseate Reading, UK

18. Best Exhibition Venue:

Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya, Mexico

Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, UAE

The Grove, UK

19. Best Sporting Venue:

Brocket Hall, UK

Gloria Golf Club, UK

Lord's Cricket Ground, UK

20. The World's Most Prestigious Venue:

Gran Meliá Rome Villa Agrippina, Italy

Hôtel Majestic Barriere, France

Brocket Hall, Italy

21. Best Venue in The Netherlands:

Conservatorium Hotel, The Netherlands

Sofitel Legend The Grand Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam, The Netherlands

22. Best Venue in The UK:

Blenheim Palace, UK

Goodwood, UK

The Grove, UK

23. Best Event Supplier:

Yellow Entertainment, UK

Tropical Incentives, Mexico

Potel & Chabot, France

24. Best Venue Staff:

Silmiya Hendricks, Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, UK

Katie Hadley, One Great George Street, UK

Anouk Hassaïne, Buddha-Bar Hotel Paris, France

> Awards Ceremony: 15th March 2019, One Whitehall Place, London

THE BEST EVENTS:
Every year the awards ceremony includes a thought-leadership element designed to inspire event bookers and event creators. ‘The World’s Best Events’ category has become known as “the Cannes Lions of luxury events.” Selected events are presented in pictures, with a short descriptive summary. In 2018, the top 12 events included a beach party at InterContinental Amstel Amsterdam to celebrate the launch of Moet & Chandon Ice hosted on an artificial island in the Amstel River, a Press/Media event at St Ermin's Hotel for The Crown Season 1 which recreated Elizabeth II's Coronation banquet from 1953 and a University of Cambridge alumni dinner featuring immersive projection mapping technology, attended by David Attenborough, Clare Balding and Stephen Fry at Banqueting House. Submissions for 'Best Event' are now open. The three finalists are revealed on the night and the winner is selected, through a live vote.

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